SureShotJoe, who posts regularly on the Yahoo message boards, says that the stock of Super Tech should triple this year. Referring to Super Tech, he writes, "there stock shood goe throo the roof!" We can only conclude that Super Tech offers a great investment opportunity.
A) Appeal to unqualified authority.
B) Straw man.
C) Argument against the person, abusive.
D) Red herring.
E) No fallacy.

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SureShotJoe is portrayed as an expert on Super Tech without any evidence to support his knowledge or credentials. This is an example of the fallacy of appeal to unqualified authority.

SureShotJoe, Who Posts Regularly on the Yahoo Message Boards, Says